
Danny Brooks and Lil’ Miss Debi
Danny Brooks and Lil’ Miss Debi
Are You Ready? The Mississippi Sessions
Hishouse Records
Review by John Taylor
Part memoir, part altar call, Danny Brooks and Lil’ Miss Debi’s “Are You Ready? The Mississippi Sessions” is…

Ron Thompson
Ron Thompson
From The Patio: Live At The Poor House Bistro, Vol. 1
Little Village Foundation
Review by Greg Johnson
Bay Area favorite, guitarist Ron Thompson, may have passed on earlier this year, but thanks to the folks at Little Village…

Cascade Blues Association/Artichoke Music Present Steve Cheseborough
Cascade Blues Association/Artichoke Music
Present Steve Cheseborough
Historian, musician, author. Steve Cheseborough wears many hats. A life-long student of the early blues and its progenitors have consumed his own passion for playing and…

Jody Carroll – World of Man Anthology
Jody Carroll
World of Man Anthology:
Volume One – Old Dogs
Volume Two – Lost in Time
Volume Three – Promise Land
Thahaylia Music
Review by Greg Johnson
Jody Carroll’s three-volume compilation, World of Man Anthology,…

Kirk Fletcher – My Blues Pathway
Kirk Fletcher
My Blues Pathway
Cleopatra Blues
Review by Greg Johnson
If you were to sit down and ask people about who they felt were the most impressive guitar players in the blues world today, you just might find a long list at hand.…

New Music Releases November 2020
November 2020 New Music Releases
There is so much good music out there. To help sort through it, we recommend starting here:
A Band Called Sam – Legacy (Highlander Records)
Danny Brooks & Miss Debi [- Are You ready? The Mississippi…

Ramblings On My Mind – November 2020
Ramblings On My Mind
by Greg Johnson, Cascade Blues Association President
It seems that this full year has been reminiscing about how much work it would normally take to keep up each month with Cascade Blues Association activities and meetings.…

Lu’s Jukebox – Lucinda Williams Offers a Series of Streaming Performances
Lu’s Jukebox - Lucinda Williams
Offers a Series of Streaming Performances
Join award-winning, revered singer/songwriter Lucinda Williams on an unprecedented musical journey spanning time and multiple genres with her latest endeavor, Lu’s…

Learning Opportunities Through Artichoke Music
Learning Opportunities Through Artichoke Music
Not only has Artichoke Music teamed up with the Cascade Blues Association to help bring live entertainment once a month to our members, they also offer a wide and diverse selection of educational…

23rd Annual NW Women Rhythm & Blues Christmas Concerts
23rd Annual NW Women Rhythm & Blues
Christmas Concerts
The holidays are starting a little earlier this year as The Blue Diamond will host two concerts from the NW Women Rhythm & Blues and their annual Christmas celebration shows.
It’s…